"Guinness was born at 155 Lauderdale Mansions South, Lauderdale Road, Maida Vale, as Alec Guinness de Cuffe. His mother's maiden name was Agnes Cuff. She was born 8 December 1890 to Edward Cuff and Mary Ann Benfield. On Guinness's birth certificate, the space for the mother's name shows Agnes de Cuffe. The space for the infant's name (where first names only are given) says Alec Guinness. The column for name and surname of father is blank. The identity of Guinness's father has never been officially confirmed. From 1875, under English law, when the birth of an illegitimate child was registered,"
"Optimum Releasing released a digitally restored version for both DVD and Blu-ray in September 2011. Kind Hearts and Coronets Kind Hearts and Coronets is a 1949 British black comedy film. It features Dennis Price, Joan Greenwood, Valerie Hobson and Alec Guinness; Guinness plays nine characters. The plot is loosely based on the novel ""Israel Rank: The Autobiography of a Criminal"" (1907) by Roy Horniman. It concerns Louis D'Ascoyne Mazzini, the son of a woman disowned by her aristocratic family for marrying out of her social class. After her death Louis decides to take revenge on the family, and to take"
"in the ""Motion Picture Herald"". Alec Guinness Sir Alec Guinness, (born Alec Guinness de Cuffe; 2 April 1914 – 5 August 2000) was an English actor. After an early career on the stage, Guinness was featured in several of the Ealing Comedies, including ""The Ladykillers"" and ""Kind Hearts and Coronets"" in which he played nine different characters. He is also known for his six collaborations with David Lean: Herbert Pocket in ""Great Expectations"" (1946), Fagin in ""Oliver Twist"" (1948), Col. Nicholson in ""The Bridge on the River Kwai"" (1957, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor), Prince"
"Alec Guinness Sir Alec Guinness, (born Alec Guinness de Cuffe; 2 April 1914 – 5 August 2000) was an English actor. After an early career on the stage, Guinness was featured in several of the Ealing Comedies, including ""The Ladykillers"" and ""Kind Hearts and Coronets"" in which he played nine different characters. He is also known for his six collaborations with David Lean: Herbert Pocket in ""Great Expectations"" (1946), Fagin in ""Oliver Twist"" (1948), Col. Nicholson in ""The Bridge on the River Kwai"" (1957, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor), Prince Faisal in ""Lawrence of Arabia"""
"performance at the Comedy Theatre in the West End on 30 May 1989, in the play ""A Walk in the Woods"". In all, between 2 April 1934 and 30 May 1989, he played 77 parts in the theatre. In films, Guinness was initially associated mainly with the Ealing Comedies, and particularly for playing nine characters in ""Kind Hearts and Coronets"". Other films from this period included ""The Lavender Hill Mob"", black comedy ""The Ladykillers"", and ""The Man in the White Suit"", with all three ranked among the Best British films. In 1952, director Ronald Neame cast Guinness in his first"
"as Aidan Phillips in 1996, ""EastEnders"" as Cliff in 1996, ""The Bill"" as Chris Riley in 1999, ""The Royal"" as Alec Glazer in 2004 and ""Unforgiven"" in 2009 as Adam Boothroyd. Tony was the original choice for Terry Duckworth in Coronation Street, but Nigel Pivaro ended up playing the role instead. Pitts starred in Lilyhammer as Danny Croc Hammer, the brother of Duncan Hammer. Pitts has appeared in the police drama ""Hearbeat"" on two occasions, the first time in 1998 as Carl Southall and the second time in 2005 as Brian Gilbert. In 2002, he appeared as DI Healey in"
"number of critics, including ""The Monthly Film Bulletin"", who considered he gave a ""brilliant performance"", and Richard L. Coe, the critic for ""The Washington Post"" thought Price was ""splendid""; Crowther wrote that Price was ""as able as Mr. Guinness in his single but most demanding role"". ""The Observer"" dissented, and thought he ""seems pitifully outclassed every time he comes up against a Guinness"" character. ""Kind Hearts and Coronets"" was nominated for the British Academy Film Award for Best British Film, alongside ""Passport to Pimlico"" and ""Whisky Galore!"", although they lost to ""The Third Man"" (1949). The film was screened as"
"actors such as Alec Guinness and Robert Coote. She was proclaimed by Guinness as ""one of the six nicest women I know."" She appeared in the television series, ""The Saint"" (""The Good Medicine"", 1964) in a supporting role. Her final acting role on the screen was in ""The Root of All Evil?"" (1969). Turleigh died on 3 September 1971, following a fall into a scalding bath at the couple's home, The Glebe, Blackheath, London. Guinness read at her funeral. As her husband was involved in the collection of items related in theatre history and production, items associated with Turleigh's acting"
"Barnacle Bill (1957 film) Barnacle Bill (released in the US as All at Sea) is a 1957 Ealing Studios comedy film, starring Alec Guinness. He plays an unsuccessful Royal Navy officer, and six of his maritime ancestors. This was the penultimate Ealing comedy as well as the last film Guinness made for Ealing Studios. By coincidence, his first Ealing success was ""Kind Hearts and Coronets"" (1949), in which he also played multiple roles. The film was written by the screenwriter of ""Passport to Pimlico"". William Horatio Ambrose (Guinness) wants desperately to live up to the proud family tradition; the Ambroses"
"early 1930s, while the music hall tradition strongly influenced film comedy into the 1940s with Will Hay and George Formby among the top comedy stars of the time. In England in the late 1940s, Ealing Studios achieved popular success as well as critical acclaim with a series of films known collectively as the ""Ealing comedies"", from 1947 to 1957. They usually included a degree of social comment, and featured ensemble casts which often included Alec Guinness or Stanley Holloway. Among the most famous examples were ""Kind Hearts and Coronets"" (1949), ""The Lavender Hill Mob"" (1951) and "" The Ladykillers"" (1955)."
"Alec Guinness at the Royal Court Theatre in London in 1966 proved to be ill-advised, with some harsh critics; one referred to her English as ""impossibly Gallic"". Signoret was never concerned with glamour, ignored sexist and ageist insults and continued giving finely etched performances. She won more acclaim for her portrayal of a weary madam in ""Madame Rosa"" (1977) and as an unmarried sister who unknowingly falls in love with her paralyzed brother via anonymous correspondence in """" (1980). She was in many different movies up to her death in 1985. Signoret's memoirs, ""Nostalgia Isn't What It Used To Be"","
"Withers, and the black comedy ""Kind Hearts and Coronets"" (1949), with Dennis Price and Alec Guinness. Hamer was an alcoholic, who by the time of his last film as director, ""School for Scoundrels"" (1960) was ""often battling terrifying DT hallucinations"" (i.e. alcohol withdrawal symptoms, occurring only in patients with a history of alcoholism). BFI Screenonline writes that Hamer was ""a recovering alcoholic"" and that ""he fell off the wagon during production [of ""School For Scoundrels""], was sacked on the spot ... and would never work in the industry again."" Hamer was also homosexual in an era when it was illegal"
"Prejudice"" (1980) and ""The Old Men at the Zoo"" (1983). However, probably his best known work was as producer of the Alec Guinness-starring BBC serials ""Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"" (1979), and its sequel ""Smiley's People"" (1982). In late 1983, he was made Head of Drama Series and Serials at BBC Television, and later became the overall Head of Drama, overseeing a period of change in the BBC drama department, with more original dramas being produced as well as classic adaptations, and more drama programmes being made on film rather than in the BBC TV studios on video tape. In 1985,"
"Alec Guinness. This was a massive hit and highly acclaimed. He was awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1958. Hawkins played the lead role a film for John Ford, ""Gideon's Day"" (USA title: ""Gideon of Scotland Yard"") (1958), playing a police officer. He had a good role as a double agent in a war film, ""The Two-Headed Spy"" (1958) then was given another third lead in a Hollywood blockbuster ""Ben-Hur"" (1959), playing the Roman admiral who befriends Charlton Heston. It was even more successful than ""Bridge on the River Kwai"". He appeared as one"
"pace and invention in creation are conspicuously slow and undefined"". More recently, the ""Radio Times"" applauded the film as ""An amiable, light-hearted exercise in postwar ""naughtiness""...enlivened by Guinness's engaging performance, reunited as he is with his ""Kind Hearts and Coronets"" director Robert Hamer, and a screenplay of sweet charm from Warner Bros veteran Robert Buckner. Both the leading lady, lovely Odile Versois, and Paris itself are delightful in mid-1950s Technicolor, and this movie, though slight, is often shamefully underrated."" To Paris with Love To Paris with Love is a 1955 British comedy film directed by Robert Hamer and starring Alec"
"""The Inspector Lynley Mysteries"" (2004) Gavin Webster ""Cromwell: Warts and All"" (2003) Sir Thomas Fairfax ""The Bill"" (2003) Robert Parish ""Perfectly Frank"" (2003) Douglas Payne ""In Deep"" (2002) Dr Quigley ""Redcap"" (2002) Maurice Green ""Doctors"" (2000) Nick McKintyre ""Waking the Dead"" (2000) Clive Pearson ""The Vice"" (2 episodes, 2000) Rob ""Holby City"" (2000) Kevin Harper ""Heartbeat"" (1999) Dennis ""Peak Practice"" (1999) DC Mullins ""Coronation Street"" (7 episodes, 1998) DI Fox ""Suffer the Little Children"" (1994) Detective ""Resnick: Lonely Hearts ""(1992) Young PC Audio drama ""Hamlet"" (Smartpass Productions, 2010) Title role ""Doctor Who"" - Something Inside (Big Finish Productions, 2006) Rawden"
"Crownies, Tricky Business, Gods of Wheat Street, World Animal Championships (as Sir Reginald Wrinklebottom), Home and Away, The Cut, All Saints, McLeod's Daughters, The Alice, Blue Murder, White Collar Blue, Young Lions, Heartbreak High, Scorched, Do Or Die, House Of Bond. Kangaroo Jack, Dirty Deeds, Candy, The View From Greenhaven, Burns Point, Passion The Readers, The Dapto Chaser, Endgame, Of Mice and Men, Ruben Guthrie, Thrall, Away, Bondi Dreaming, Gary's House, Men Love and the Monkey Boy, Noir, Richard III, Henry V, King Lear, The Merchant of Venice, Anything Goes, The Glory of Living, The Last Roadhouse in Paradise, The"
"include ""Count Five and Die"" (1957), ""Orders to Kill"" (1958), ""Foxhole in Cairo"" (1960), ""I Want What I Want"" (1972), and ""Fever Pitch"" (1997). He was interviewed in the 2008 documentary ""The Cult of The Onedin Line"". He married the television producer Pat Sandys (1926–2000) in 1959. The marriage was later dissolved. With Sandys he is the father of actresses Abigail and Samantha Bond, and the film and TV journalist Matthew Bond. He lived in the village of Abergwynfi in his parents' native Wales. He died at the age of 82 on 17 January 2017, while on holiday in Madeira."
"""The Crow Road"" (1996) and ""Doctor Zhivago"" (2002). In 1997, he appeared as Brian in ""Spice World"". Much of his later work has been for the BBC, starring as Dr Douglas Monaghan in three seasons of the supernatural drama series ""Sea of Souls"". He also played the role of Dr Gibson in the 1999 production of ""Wives and Daughters"", and appeared in the 2008 BBC production of the Charles Dickens novel ""Little Dorrit"" as Mr Meagles, as DS Box in the first series of ""Criminal Justice"" (2008), and as Dr James Niven in """"; from 2009–10 he appeared as George"
"comedy in which the son of an impoverished branch of the aristocratic D'Ascoyne family murders eight other members, all of whom are played by Alec Guinness, in order to inherit the family Dukedom and gain revenge on his snobbish relations. In ""Passport to Pimlico"" (1949) the inhabitants of the London neighborhood of Pimlico attempt to create their own independent nation state and end rationing, leading to a variety of unexpected problems and diplomatic incidents with the British government. ""The Magnet"" (1950), set in Liverpool, is about a boy whose acquisition of a magnet leads to a series of adventures in"
"a production of ""Romeo and Juliet"" (1939), Andrew Aguecheek in ""Twelfth Night"", and as Exeter in ""Henry V"" in 1937, both opposite Laurence Olivier, and Ferdinand in ""The Tempest"", opposite Gielgud as Prospero. In 1939, he adapted Charles Dickens' novel ""Great Expectations"" for the stage, playing Herbert Pocket. The play was a success. One of its viewers was a young British film editor, David Lean, who would later have Guinness reprise his role in Lean's 1946 film adaptation of the play. Guinness served in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve in the Second World War, initially as a seaman in 1941,"
"Alec Guinness and Louis Jourdan with Agnes Moorehead, Jessie Royce Landis, Brian Aherne, Leo G. Carroll, Estelle Winwood, and Robert Coote. In 1910, Princess Alexandra (Grace Kelly), the daughter of a minor branch of a European royal house, is urged by her mother (Jessie Royce Landis) to accept her cousin the crown prince, Albert (Alec Guinness) as husband so that their family may regain a throne that was taken from them by Napoleon. Princess Alexandra tries to gain Albert's attention; he is otherwise taken with sleeping late, shooting duck and playing football with Alexandra's two younger brothers. Alexandra's mother urges"
"the ""Blue Peter"" presenting job. Vincent first took to acting at Theatr Clwyd, in nearby Mold. His first television role was playing alcoholic teenager Billy Ryan in the ITV drama series ""Children's Ward"". Vincent also appeared in pantomime for several years, always playing the role of Dandini in ""Cinderella"", at Southport, Torquay, Widnes and York. From 2000 to 2001, he began playing veterinarian Adam Forrester in ""Emmerdale"" and appeared in the film ""Sorted"" with Tim Curry and Jason Donovan. On 16 December 1993, Vincent began presenting ""Blue Peter"". During his time on the programme, he completed the New York Marathon"
"sees the film as a ""sustained satire"" in its portrayal of the upper classes, partly because of the intended absurdity of the D'Ascoyne family being portrayed by Guinness. ""Lady Clara Vere de Vere"", the poem from which the film's title derived, concerns class tensions surrounding love between classes. ""Kind Hearts and Coronets"" premiered in London on 13 June 1949. When the film was released in the US the following year, it was edited to satisfy the Hays Office Production Code. A new ending was added, showing Louis's memoirs being discovered before he can retrieve them; the dialogue between Louis and"
"(1997), ""Cosby"" (1997), and ""Now and Again"" (1999), and in the films ""Blue Christmas"" (1998), ""Species II"" (1998), ""Advice from a Caterpillar"" (1999), and ""Little Man"" (1999). Hogan has continued to remain active in television, film, and theatre during the last decade. He has notably portrayed the recurring roles of Phil Carbone on ""Deadline"" (2000), Louis Sobotka on ""The Wire"" (2003), and Judge Hugo Bright on ""Law & Order"" (2003–2006). His has appeared in the films ""Maze"" (2000), ""Cupid & Cate"" (2000), ""Brooklyn Sonnet"" (2000), ""The Sleepy Time Gal"" (2001), ""Sweet Land"" (2005), ""Day Zero"" (2007), ""Universal Signs"" (2008), and"
"and slender, but with a strongly receding chin and a sharp nose that produced the effect of a double chin like that of Robert Morley, who was not slender. His manner was gentle and absent-minded; his voice, soft and high. He is best remembered for his roles as the Sultan in ""The Thief of Bagdad"" (1940), the poetically-inclined hangman in ""Kind Hearts and Coronets"" (1949) and as Dr. Chasuble in ""The Importance of Being Earnest"" (1952). Failing eyesight led to his being unable to work in his last years. He died in March 1969 following surgery to remove cataracts and"
"a thriller, ""Snowbound"", and a crime melodrama ""Good-Time Girl"" (both 1948). In 1948, British exhibitors voted Price the tenth-most popular British actor at the box office. He was promoted to starring roles. He was given the title role in ""The Bad Lord Byron"" (1949); this was a huge flop at the box office, and helped kill off the Gainsborough melodrama. More popular was ""Kind Hearts and Coronets"" (1949), for Ealing Films; he played the suave serial murderer Louis Mazzini alongside Alec Guinness. Price was in a wartime drama, ""The Lost People"" (1949). In the same year, he was a guest"
"""Blade on the Feather""; ""The Stinker"" (Tales of the Unexpected) ""'1982 Anthony Andrews in ""Brideshead Revisited"" ""'1983 Alec Guinness in ""Smiley's People"" ""'1984 Alan Bates in ""An Englishman Abroad"" ""'1985 Tim Pigott-Smith in ""The Jewel In The Crown"" ""'1986 Bob Peck in ""Edge of Darkness"" ""'1987 Michael Gambon in ""The Singing Detective"" ""'1988 David Jason in ""Porterhouse Blue"" ""'1989 Ray McAnally in ""A Very British Coup"" ""'1990 John Thaw as Endeavour Morse in ""Inspector Morse"" ""'1991 Ian Richardson as Francis Urquhart in ""House of Cards"" ""'1992 Robert Lindsay as Michael Murray in ""G.B.H."" ""'1993 John Thaw as Endeavour Morse in"
"situated on the same street, Tooting High Street, only a few metres apart. They both have many types of outlets, but one, Tooting Market, is predominately Asian. The larger, The Broadway Market, is one of the largest of London's indoor markets, having more than ninety stalls, and has been active since 1936. The markets tend to be very animated on Saturdays, but are both open all the weekdays, except on public holidays. The Ealing Studios film ""Kind Hearts and Coronets"" (1949), starring Alec Guinness, references Tooting Bec as where one of the characters is living. The BBC comedy series ""Hugh"
"Bridegroom"" (1976), ""Little Johnny Jones"" (1982), ""Guys and Dolls"" (1992) as Harry the Horse, ""A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum"" (1996), ""Chicago"" as Amos Hart (replacement), ""Man of La Mancha"" (2002, as Sancho Panza) and ""Sweet Charity"" (2005). Film credits include ""Quiz Show"" (1994) as the car salesman, ""In & Out"" (1997) as Aldo Hooper, Disney's ""The Lion King"" (1994) and multiple sequels and spin-offs as Pumbaa. He also has worked with Nathan Lane, who had voiced Timon, in ""Guys and Dolls"", ""Mouse Hunt"", ""The Producers"" (in a deleted scene) and ""A Funny Thing Happened on"
"Garner, Vincent Gardenia, Eileen Heckart, Barnard Hughes, Kim Hunter, Sam Jaffe, Glynis Johns, Kurt Kasznar, Abbe Lane, Eugenie Leontovich, Al Lewis, Viveca Lindfors, Ross Martin, Walter Matthau, Myron McCormick, Roddy McDowall, Burgess Meredith, Jean Muir, Meg Mundy, Mildred Natwick, Cathleen Nesbitt, Jeanette Nolan, Nehemiah Persoff, Claude Rains, Eugenia Rawls, Aldo Ray, Ruth Roman, Mickey Rooney, Albert Salmi, George C. Scott, Sylvia Sidney, Jan Sterling, Beatrice Straight, Akim Tamiroff, Lawrence Tierney, Jo Van Fleet, Eli Wallach, David Wayne, Jesse White, Cara Williams, Roland Winters, and Keenan Wynn. Many of the actors listed above played multiple roles for different episodes, as different"
"cast as Vladimir Maximovitch in Woody Allen's Love and Death (1975), which was shot in Hungary and France. George Lucas met with Jay about playing Obi-Wan Kenobi in a planned film with the working title ""Galactic Warfare"". Despite Jay agreeing to the role, Lucas decided to cast Alec Guinness, instead. On stage he had a small roles in plays such as Anton Chekhov's ""The Three Sisters"" (1976) and Terence Rattigan's ""The Deep Blue Sea"" (1981). More important roles followed with an appearance as Jaggers in ""Great Expectations"" (1984) at the Old Vic, and as Shylock in ""The Merchant of Venice""."
"Pascoe"" and ""Porkpie"". He also appeared in the ""Doctor Who"" episode ""Attack of the Cybermen"" in 1985. He voiced Wing Commander Belfridge in 'Allo 'Allo! in The Sausages in the Trousers. He appeared in various episodes of The Brittas Empire, as Councillor Jack Druggett. He has written episodes of ""The Bill"", ""Kavanagh QC"", ""Inspector Morse"", ""Dalziel and Pascoe"", ""Monsignor Renard"" and ""Hornblower"", as well as writing the screenplay for ""Lewis"", and appeared in four ""Agatha Christie's Marple"" television adaptations as the Coroner (The Murder at the Vicarage, The Moving Finger, Murder Is Easy, Endless Night). In 1984, he appeared in"